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Digital Art Basics: Character Illustration
The exact process I use to take characters from sketch to finish, with 15+ hours and 7 modules.
NO ENDLESS TRIAL-AND-ERROR. No wasted months.
You Want To Draw Character Illustrations.
But Nobody Tells You Where To Start.
Art schools are too expensive ($30-50k per year where I live).
So you find a tutorial on anatomy. Another on perspective. Another on color theory. Another on digital rendering. They're all good individually, but they don't connect. Six months later, you can draw individual pieces but you still can't put together a full character illustration.
Being self-taught means doing everything yourself — finding books and tutorials, organizing them, figuring out what matters and what doesn't. Most artists never finish that work.
Most people just accept that this is harder than it should be.
It doesn't have to be.
Choose Your Own Route
| Art School | YouTube | This Course | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time to complete | 4–6 years | No clear path | 15+ hours |
| Structured roadmap | ✕ Generic curriculum | ✕ Random order | ✓ Linear, essentials-only |
| Lifetime access | ✕ Expires by term | ✕ Videos disappear | ✓ Access forever |
| Direct feedback | ✕ Office hours only | ✕ Comment section | ✓ AJ answers every question |
| Money-back guarantee | ✕ None | ✕ None | ✓ 14-day full refund |
This course is just one path among many, that you can take as part of your greater art journey.
It covers everything specific to digital character illustration. Treat this course like your first compass: It's a complete, linear system—the exact workflow I use to take every character from sketch to finished illustration.
Every lesson builds on the last. Every module solves a specific problem in your workflow. By the end, you won't just understand these concepts.
You'll have a repeatable system you can use forever.
What My Students Are Doing
Course Content
The course has 7 modules for 15+ hours of learning and practicing. It also includes 50+ full-length video lessons! You can pause and replay the videos as much as you want. The course is suitable beginners, intermediates, and BRAND NEW artists hoping to start Digital Art! It would be best to take the course in order, because it will start from the basics to lessons at a more advanced level.
Remember, Artistic Growth is a marathon, not a sprint!
What You'll Learn
Character Structure
How to build and draft character forms that work logically and anatomically.
Composition & Design
Perspective fundamentals and spatial techniques to bring depth and dimension to your drafts.
Value & Depth
Create dynamic compositions and focal points, with effective shapes and precise value control.
Color Theory & Mood
How to use color theory and lighting principles to create vivid and cohesive compositions.
Finishing Techniques
Learn the rendering techniques and understand how to control quality when expressing details.
From Sketch to Finish
Watch a complete step-by-step process of designing a character from concept to final render.
Course Curriculum
A structured curriculum for learning modern character illustration.
0
Introduction
5 lessons • 30 mins
Introduction
5 lessons • 30 mins
- Lesson 0.1: Welcome to the Course
- Lesson 0.2: Meet your Instructor
- Lesson 0.3: Syllabus (Course-Runthrough)
- Lesson 0.4: My expectations from you
- Lesson 0.5: What you'll need
1
Setting your Artist Goals
5 lessons • 1 hour
Setting your Artist Goals
5 lessons • 1 hour
- Lesson 1.1: How to improve in art QUICKLY
- Lesson 1.2: The "Seiryoku-zenyo" Principle
- Lesson 1.3: Visual Hierarchy
- Lesson 1.4: Valuable Resources
- Lesson 1.5: Keyboard Ergonomics for Fast Skill Triggers
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Illustration Drafting
9 lessons • 2 hrs 30 mins
Illustration Drafting
9 lessons • 2 hrs 30 mins
- Lesson 2.1: Controlling your Brush
- Lesson 2.2: Lineart Minimalist vs Maximalist
- Lesson 2.3: Line Density & Line Economy
- Lesson 2.4: DEMO: Maneki Neko Lineart Exercise
- Lesson 2.5: DEMO: Female Figure Exercise
- Lesson 2.6: Gesture, Flow, and Poses
- Lesson 2.7: DEMO: Gesture Exercise (QUICK)
- Lesson 2.8: Composition and Thumbnails
- Lesson 2.9: DEMO: Thumbnailing
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Drawing and Construction
7 lessons • 1 hr 40 mins
Drawing and Construction
7 lessons • 1 hr 40 mins
- Lesson 3.1: Perspective Intro
- Lesson 3.2: 1-3 Point Perspective
- Lesson 3.3: Seeing in "XYZ"
- Lesson 3.4: Constructing 3D Forms: Foreshortening
- Lesson 3.5: Constructing 3D Forms: Primitive Shapes
- Lesson 3.6: Mannequinization
- Lesson 3.7: Character Staging
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Shapes and Values
10 lessons • 2 hrs 10 mins
Shapes and Values
10 lessons • 2 hrs 10 mins
- Lesson 4.1: SUPERVISION: GRAYSCALE MODE
- Lesson 4.2: VALUE is KING
- Lesson 4.3: Shape Language
- Lesson 4.4: Shape Design
- Lesson 4.5: Value Distillation and Notan
- Lesson 4.6: DEMO: Value Distillation
- Lesson 4.7: Atmospheric Perspective
- Lesson 4.8: A and B Method
- Lesson 4.9: Shading Primitive Shapes
- Lesson 4.10: Hard and Soft Shadows
5
Color Dynamics
8 lessons • 2 hrs 10 mins
Color Dynamics
8 lessons • 2 hrs 10 mins
- Lesson 5.1: Basic Color Theory
- Lesson 5.2: How to pick colors (HSV)
- Lesson 5.3: Non Color Theory
- Lesson 5.4: DEMO: Color Picking Manually
- Lesson 5.5: Color Harmonies
- Lesson 5.6: Adjustment Layers
- Lesson 5.7: Color Context and Relativity
- Lesson 5.8: Color Blocking DEMO
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Full Demo
1 lesson • 7+ hrs
Full Demo
1 lesson • 7+ hrs
- Lesson 6.1: Full Demonstration
Easy-To-Use Platform
✅ Watch a FREE Lesson Preview
I edit for efficiency. Every pause removed. Every retake cut. You're not sitting through dead air—you're just learning. The free preview lets you see exactly how I teach before you commit.
Included In The Course
Unlimited Access
Enroll once, access forever.
You may learn at your own pace, revisit lessons as much as you want, and anywhere you want.
No deadlines, No pressure.
Private Community
You'll have access to a supportive community of fellow artists. Connect privately with fellow artists, share insights, your progress, and receive feedback under my supervision and tutelage.
There will be 5 Moderators on staff ;)
Direct Feedback
I'll be involved at every step of this process! Any questions, comments, or feedback regarding the course, content, and exercises will be answered by me.
Feel free to reach out!
Instructor's Work
Hey, I'm AJ! (Touch) ✌️
I've been a self-taught digital artist for 20+ years. I used to think we got better by copying cool art. But I noticed the best artists weren't special. They were simply brave enough to try drawing anything! They explored and understood colors, forms, structure, and light so well that they could switch art styles, take on any project, and never feel stuck!
They had a completed range and workflow.
That's what the fundamentals give you: FREEDOM.
Once you understand how these fundamentals actually work,
you stop fighting your illustrations, and start making them work.
This course is a collection of what worked.
" Artistic growth is a marathon — and you need solid footing before you start running. "
Here's what happens after you enroll
Recommended Programs
Clip Studio Paint
⭐ Recommended
Photoshop
✅ Compatible
Procreate
✅ Compatible
This course is taught using Clip Studio Paint— it is recommended you install any version for an optimized learning experience.
The core rendering principles remain the same across ANY art program. Adobe Photoshop, Procreate, Krita, etc. but certain brushes, settings, features, and shortcuts should be adjusted accordingly.
Use whichever art software you are most comfortable with.
These software are not provided with the course.
BONUSES
Extra Content Included For FREE
Downloadables
The lessons in this course come with Essential BRUSHES, Study Guidelines, Timelapse, PSD, and easy-to-follow worksheets.
Find them attached to their lessons.
Live Updates
Ongoing upgrades to the course — including bonus lessons, tighter lectures, new worksheets, and added demos — all shaped by your feedback.
This course will keep growing with you.
Course Primer
You’ll receive a 125+ page PDF book, built for clarity, focus, and ongoing reference. Think of it as your personal textbook — filled with distilled insights, visual recaps, and space to annotate as you go.
Available to full course students
after 14 days of enrollment.
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Illustrator, AJ Touch
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Digital Art Basics: Character Illustration (2024)
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